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Perry Barr Ward Statistics

Perry Barr Ward, is in the north-western part of Birmingham. It includes part of the Perry Beeches Estate, Tower Hill a part of Great Barr and part of Witton. Its features include Perry Park, the Alexander Stadium , Perry Hall Playing Fields, Perry Barr Greyhound Stadium, One Stop Shopping Centre and The University of Central England.

According to the 2011 population census there were 23,652 people resident in Perry Barr.

22.1% of people were aged under 16, 64% were aged between 16 and 64, while 13.7% were aged over 65.

The minority ethnic population made up 46.6% (11,018) of the wards population, compared with 42.1% for Birmingham.

72.5% of households were owner occupied and 7.7% were rented from either the local authority, housing association or other registered social landlord. The remaining 19.8% of households rented privately or lived rent free.

The census found that 11,484 (67.7%) of the population aged 16 to 74 were working or seeking work, this compared with 64.2% for Birmingham.